TORONTO — Pizza Hut has partnered with Beyond Meat to launch the pizza chain’s first ever plant-based protein menu items, made with Beyond Italian Sausage.
Customers in the west end of Ontario’s Greater Toronto Area (Mississauga, Etobicoke, Milton and Oakville), along with participating restaurants in Edmonton, can order three new offerings featuring Beyond Italian Sausage Crumble.
• The Great Beyond: A specialty pizza topped with Beyond Italian Sausage Crumble, sliced red onions and tangy banana peppers, served up on any Pizza Hut crust.
• Beyond Italian Sausage Alfredo Loaded Flatbread: A crispy flatbread topped with Beyond Italian Sausage Crumble, roasted red pepper, creamy alfredo sauce and mozzarella cheese.
• Beyond Creamy Alfredo: A pasta-alfredo dish layered with Beyond Italian Sausage Crumble, onions, mushrooms and mozzarella cheese.
“As Canadians continue to seek convenient ways to incorporate more plant-based protein in their lives, we’re excited to partner with Beyond Meat, a leader in plant-based protein, to bring consumers expanded choice across our menus,” says Devon Lawrence, Marketing manager, Pizza Hut Canada. “The new Beyond Meat menu items taste incredible and deliver on the iconic Pizza Hut flavor that our fans know and love.”
This announcement is part of a broader global partnership between Beyond Meat and Yum Brands! Beyond Meat and Pizza Hut have previously launched co-created menu items in the United States, United Kingdom, Belgium and Puerto Rico.
“We’re thrilled to bring Canadians increased access to delicious and satisfying plant-based protein as the latest extension of our global partnership with Pizza Hut. The addition of Beyond Italian Sausage to Pizza Hut’s local menus enables consumers to continue eating the things they love, like pizza, without having to compromise on taste, health or sustainability,” says Hameed Jagani, VP of Global Strategic Partnerships, Beyond Meat.
Beyond Italian Sausage can be added as a topping in build-your-own pizza choices or added to any existing pizza offerings of any size from Personal Pan Pizza to large. From now until June 6, 2021, Pizza Hut is offering a BOGO promotion on all pizzas. Customers can get their second pizza free by entering coupon code 879 at online checkout.
